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Cheltenham u3a runs 148 groups around Cheltenham.

Cheltenham u3a has over 2,000 members who continue their creative, educational, sporting or social interests in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere. There are more than 150 different interest groups, from walking to talking, jazz to jigsaws, and current affairs to pub lunches. An open meeting with a talk is held once a month at St Matthew's Church, opposite the central library, usually on the fourth Tuesday, where visitors can pick up a brochure over a cup of coffee, ask questions, and stay for the speaker.

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  • Fri 13 Nov, 10:00am The Check Mates Tivoli Cafe, Regent Arcade Members
  • Fri 13 Nov, 10:15am Handbell Ringing Private Address Members
  • Fri 13 Nov, 10:30am Poetry Appreciation Private Address Members
  • Fri 13 Nov, 10:30am Third Age Motorcyclist’s Oily Rag Cafe Members
  • Fri 13 Nov, 2:00pm English Country Dancing St Marks Methodist Church Hall Members
  • Mon 16 Nov, 9:15am Tai Chi – Yang Long Form Up Hatherley Village Hall Members

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  • Birds Monthly on Wednesday mornings 11:30 am First Wednesday Members at Various Locations →
  • Book Club 2 Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm Third Monday Members at Private Address →
  • Book Cover Design On Thursdays 2:00 pm 4th Thursday Members at Private Address →
  • Book Group 1 Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am Second Tuesday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Book Group 25 Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm 3rd Wednesday MembersWaiting list at Everyman Theatre →
  • Book Group 3 Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm First Monday MembersWaiting list
  • Book Group 4 Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm Fourth Thursday Members at Private Address →
  • Book Group 7 Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm 1st Wednesday MembersWaiting list at Various Locations →
  • Boules (Petanque) Status: Active, open to new members Group leader: Nigel Gilhead When: See below. Venue: Various Locations The game is not complicated and the rules and scoring… Members at Various Locations →
  • Bridge – Duplicate Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm MembersWaiting list at Christchurch Parish Centre →
  • Bridge – Social (Intermediate) Weekly on Monday afternoons 1:15 pm-4:15 pm MembersWaiting list at Highbury Church Hall →
  • Bridge 2 – Duplicate Weekly on Monday afternoons 1:30 pm MembersWaiting list
  • Bridge Intermediate (Duplicate) Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-4:00 pm MembersWaiting list at Highbury Church Hall →
  • Canasta Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm Members at Honeybourne Gate →
  • Caravans and Motor Homes Monthly By arrangement Members at Private Address →
  • Choir Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:15 pm-3:30 pm MembersWaiting list
  • Classic Novels Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm First Friday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Classic Novels 2 Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm Third Friday MembersWaiting list at Everyman Theatre →
  • Computing Skills On Monday afternoons 2:30 pm By arrangement Members
  • Contemporary Political Science Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm Members at Private Address →
  • Cooking On Friday afternoons 12:00 pm Members at Private Address →
  • Crime Fiction Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am First Thursday Members
  • Croquet Every other week on Friday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and every Tuesday 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm (April to September) Members
  • Cryptic Crossword Compiling Monthly Members at Online →
  • Cryptic Crossword Solvers Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm 1st Tuesday Members at Everyman Theatre →
  • Current Affairs Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm First Friday MembersWaiting list at Friends Meeting House →
  • Current Affairs 2 Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm First Friday Members at Everyman Theatre →
  • Current Affairs 3 Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Second Monday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Current Affairs 4 Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Third Wednesday MembersWaiting list at Cheltenham Bowls Club →
  • Drama (Tuesday) Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm First Tuesday MembersWaiting list
  • Drama (Wednesday) Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm First Wednesday Members
  • DSLR Photography Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:15 am First or Second Wednesday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Early Music Consort Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Members
  • Eastern Philosophy Meditation and Mindfulness Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm Second Tuesday of the month Members at St Marks Methodist Church Hall →
  • Economic Theory On Mondays 10:30 am Every Three Weeks Members at Highbury Church Hall →
  • English Country Dancing On Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Second and Fourth Friday except August & December Members at St Marks Methodist Church Hall →
  • Family History Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm First Monday MembersWaiting list at Everyman Theatre →
  • Film Group 1 Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm Third Thursday Members at Honeybourne Gate →
  • Film Group 2 Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:45 pm 2nd Friday MembersWaiting list at Honeybourne Gate →
  • Flower Arranging Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm First Tuesday Members at St Marks Methodist Church Hall →
  • Folk Band On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Members
  • French – Level 1 Conversation Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm Members
  • French Beginners Conversation Fortnightly mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm Members at Everyman Theatre →
  • French Book Group Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 3:30 pm First Tuesday Members at Private Address →
  • French Conversation 1 Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am Members at Everyman Theatre →
  • French Conversation 2 Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 11:00 am Alternative venue – Society Cafe MembersWaiting list at Everyman Theatre →
  • French Discussion On Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm Second and Fourth Wednesday MembersWaiting list at Everyman Theatre →
  • French Enthusiasts Weekly on Monday mornings 11:00 am MembersWaiting list at Everyman Theatre →
  • French Intermediate 1 On Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm Second and Fourth Wednesday MembersWaiting list at Friends Meeting House →
  • Friday Book Club Monthly Members at Private Address →
  • Friday Lunch Club 1 On Friday afternoons Fourth Friday at various Cheltenham Restuarants MembersWaiting list
  • Friday Lunch Club 2 Monthly on Friday afternoons Third Friday at Cheltenham Restuarants MembersWaiting list
  • Friday Lunch Club 3 Monthly on Friday afternoons 12:00 pm 2nd Friday MembersWaiting list at Various Locations →
  • Friday Lunch Club 4 Monthly 1st Friday Members at Various Locations →
  • Gardeners Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am Fourth Monday Members at Various Locations →
  • Genealogy A 2:00 pm Bi-monthly, by arrangement Members at Private Address →
  • Genealogy B 2:00 pm Bi-monthly, by arrangement Members at Private Address →
  • German Conversation On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm Members at Private Address →
  • Great Books! Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am Second Tuesday Members at Private Address →
  • Greek – Intermediate Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am Fourth Thursday Members at Honeybourne Gate →
  • Handbell Ringing Weekly on Friday mornings 10:15 am-11:45 am Members at Private Address →
  • Happy Eating Monthly Monthly, for lunch in Cheltenham Members
  • Historic Churches Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2nd Thursday. Visits 2:30 pm, Talks 2:00 pm Members
  • History 19th Century Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am Second Monday Members
  • India and SE Asia Books On Friday afternoons 2:00 pm 3rd Friday Members at Private Address →
  • Irish Fiction Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm Second Wednesday Members at Private Address →
  • Italian Reading On Wednesday mornings 10:30 am First and Third Wednesday Members at Private Address →
  • Italian Second Year On Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm Second and Fourth Tuesday Members at Online →
  • Italiano II Terzo Anno On Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm Members at Private Address →
  • Jazz Appreciation Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm Second Thursday Members
  • Jazz Swing Band Session On Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm 3rd Tuesday Members at St Marks Methodist Church Hall →
  • Jigsaw Lending Library Monthly on Tuesdays At monthly Open Meetings Members at St Matthew's Church →
  • Keeping Music Hall Alive On Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm 1st and 3rd Thursday Members at Private Address →
  • Language and Languages Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm Which particular Friday depends on the availability of members. Members at Online →
  • Latin 1 Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am First Thursday Members at Private Address →
  • Latin Improvers On Wednesday afternoons 2:15 pm Second and fourth Wednesday Members at Private Address →
  • Let’s Discuss at No 1 Monthly on Thursday mornings 11:00 am-12:30 pm Third Thursday Members
  • Let’s Discuss at No. 2 Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:00 pm First Tuesday Members at Private Address →
  • Literature and Society Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:15 am-12:15 pm First Thursday Members at Private Address →
  • Local History Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am Second Thursday. Doors open at 10:30 for a prompt 10:45 start Members at Cheltenham Bowls Club →
  • Lunch Club Monthly on Thursday afternoons First Thursday Members
  • Mah Jong On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm First and Third Wednesday Members at Friends Meeting House →
  • Military History Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm Last Thursday, no meetings July and August Members at Cheltenham Bowls Club →
  • MiniBridge On Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm Members
  • Model Railways Monthly Members at Private Address →
  • Modern Biography Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am Third Tuesday Members at Everyman Theatre →
  • Modern History On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 2nd Tuesday Members at Highbury Church Hall →
  • Monday Writers Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Second Monday Members at Private Address →
  • MOTO (Members on Their Own) Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 11:00 am First and Third Wednesday Members
  • Music Forum Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm Fourth Wednesday Members at Private Address →
  • Out For Lunch Monthly on Tuesdays Third Tuesday at Cheltenham Restaurants MembersWaiting list
  • Painting for Pleasure Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:30 pm Members
  • Philosophy 2 Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am First Tuesday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Philosophy 3 Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am Fourth Thursday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Pickleball 1 On Friday afternoons 2:45 pm-3:45 pm MembersWaiting list at YMCA Sports Centre →
  • Pickleball 2 On Monday afternoons 3:00 pm-4:00 pm MembersWaiting list at YMCA Sports Centre →
  • Pickleball Beginners On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm For Beginners MembersWaiting list
  • Poetry Appreciation Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm Second Friday Members at Private Address →
  • Poetry Reading Group (PRG) Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm Second Wednesday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Poetry to Share Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am 2nd Thursday Members at Private Address →
  • Poetry Writing Workshop Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm First Thursday Members
  • Recorder Consort Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm Members
  • Recorder Ensemble Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am Members
  • Rock – Pop Rebus Band Session 1:30 pm-3:30 pm 4th Monday and 2nd Tuesday Members at St Marks Methodist Church Hall →
  • Russian History Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm Members at Private Address →
  • Russian Improvers On Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am Second and Fourth Wednesday Members
  • Science and Technology 1 Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am Second Friday MembersWaiting list
  • Science and Technology 2 Monthly on Friday mornings 10:15 am-12:15 pm Fourth Friday Members at Royal Air Forces Association →
  • Scottish Country Dancing On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesday Members at St Marks Methodist Church Hall →
  • Scrabble On Monday afternoons 2:45 pm-4:45 pm Second and Fourth Mondays. Group almost full. Members at Honeybourne Gate →
  • Sewing Group 1 On Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm 2nd and 4th Thursday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Sewing Group 2 Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm 2nd Tuesday Members at Private Address →
  • Shakespeare 1 Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Third Friday Members at Highbury Church Hall →
  • Shakespeare Live Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm First Wednesday MembersWaiting list at Honeybourne Gate →
  • Sketch Club On Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm Members at Various Locations →
  • Spanish Advanced On Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm First and Third Tuesday Members at Online →
  • Spanish Beginners Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm MembersWaiting list
  • Spanish Improvers On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm Second and Fourth Tuesday Members at Private Address →
  • Table Tennis 1 (Intermediate) Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm MembersWaiting list at Christchurch Parish Centre →
  • Table Tennis 2 Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm MembersWaiting list at Christchurch Parish Centre →
  • Table Tennis 3 Weekly on Thursday afternoons 4:00 pm-6:00 pm MembersWaiting list at Christchurch Parish Centre →
  • Tai Chi Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:15 pm-4:00 pm MembersWaiting list
  • Tai Chi – Yang Long Form Weekly on Monday mornings 9:15 am-10:15 am Members
  • The Check Mates Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm Members
  • The Orangery Book Group Monthly on Tuesday mornings 11:00 am Second Tuesday Members at Royal Air Forces Association →
  • Third Age Motorcyclist’s Weekly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm Ad hoc, depending on the weather Members
  • Travel On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 2nd Monday of month Members at Royal Air Forces Association →
  • Ukulele Improvers On Wednesdays 2:30 pm-3:30 pm 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Members at Highbury Church Hall →
  • Understanding Music Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm 3rd or 4th Friday Members at Private Address →
  • Urban Walks Monthly by arrangement Members at Various Locations →
  • Walking Football Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 12:45 pm-1:45 pm May depend on numbers available. MembersWaiting list at YMCA Sports Centre →
  • Walks 1 On Saturdays 10:00 am Twice monthly Members at Various Locations →
  • Walks 2 Fortnightly on Saturday mornings Members at Various Locations →
  • Walks 3 Monthly on Saturday mornings Members at Various Locations →
  • Welsh Conversation Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm Alternate Mondays Members at Everyman Theatre →
  • Wine Appreciation Monthly on Monday afternoons by arrangement Members at Cheltenham Bowls Club →
  • Writing Development Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm Second Thursday Members at Private Address →
  • Writing for Pleasure 1 Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm Second Thursday MembersWaiting list at Private Address →
  • Yoga (Gentle Hatha) Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm Members

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